Calgary,
AB
Project size: 20,000 sq. ft.
Client: The Calgary Zoo
Extensive
research was the foundation for the design of this authentic African
environment. The design immerses visitors in a sensory story line
that features extensive indoor and outdoor exhibit and planting areas
and pedestrian pathways. The centrepiece of the indoor exhibit is
a 200,000-litre pool designed to look like a river bend, a favourite
hippo bathing spot. Visitors can watch hippos swimming underwater
through a 28-metre-long clear-span window.